foreign service
noun
: the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
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Trump has issued numerous executive orders dismantling DEI initiatives in federal agencies, the foreign service, federal contracts and more.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
Later, Higgins worked as a Peace Corps director in Belize before becoming a foreign service officer at the State Department from 2009 to 2012, serving as a staff aide to the ambassador to Mexico, and economic and energy officer for South Africa and Namibia.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Meriame Essadak – Producer Meriame Essadak has worn many hats throughout her career, moving from education to foreign services to marketing before breaking into film through incubator programs with the Tamayouz Cinema Foundation and the Atlas Workshops.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 7 Dec. 2025
Whether your goal is to work in government, the private sector, or a nonprofit organization, our curriculum prepares you for diverse roles such as intelligence analyst, foreign service officer, military analyst, or special agent.
—Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
Later, Higgins worked as a Peace Corps director in Belize before becoming a foreign service officer at the State Department from 2009 to 2012, serving as a staff aide to the ambassador to Mexico, and economic and energy officer for South Africa and Namibia.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Meriame Essadak – Producer Meriame Essadak has worn many hats throughout her career, moving from education to foreign services to marketing before breaking into film through incubator programs with the Tamayouz Cinema Foundation and the Atlas Workshops.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 7 Dec. 2025
Whether your goal is to work in government, the private sector, or a nonprofit organization, our curriculum prepares you for diverse roles such as intelligence analyst, foreign service officer, military analyst, or special agent.
—Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foreign service
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“Foreign service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20service. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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